Workshops

Friday, September 28

WS01
8:00 am–12:00 noon Technical Workshop:
LARE Prep—Section 4

To prepare attendees for the national licensing exam, workshop presenters will offer an exam overview, insight into solving vignette problems, and a primer on grading techniques. By solving vignettes both before and during the session, participants will acquire a greater understanding of what they will need to know to pass Section E and gain a critical edge as they prepare.

The workshop will provide preparation
strategies for the newly reorganized
licensing exam, focusing on Section 3
(Design). Explore study and test-taking
techniques using several key Section 3
competencies and analysis of common
mistakes made by candidates. Participants
will acquire a greater understanding
of what they will need to know to
pass Section 3 and gain a critical edge
as they prepare.

This full-day workshop presents an indepth
examination of sustainable soils
management and hydrology practices,
as developed by the Sustainable Sites
Initiative™ (SITES). Through breakout
discussions and group interaction
with SITES experts, attendees of this
workshop will examine integrated
management strategies for soils, vegetation,
and hydrology, focusing on best
practices and core concepts for diverse
bioregions; become familiar with submittal
requirements for project certification;
and apply strategies for mastering
challenging SITES credits.

*The Sustainable Sites Initiative (SITES) is an interdisciplinary effort by the ASLA, the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center at The University of Texas at Austin, and the United States Botanic Garden to create voluntary national guidelines and performance benchmarks for sustainable land design, construction, and maintenance practices.